Volt UK

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Volt United Kingdom
AbbreviationVolt UK / Volt
LeaderAlex Haida[1]
TreasurerPhilipp Gnatzy[1]
Founded6 January 2020; 23 months ago (2020-01-06)[1]
HeadquartersLondon[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism[2]
Progressivism[3]
Pro-Europeanism[4]
Political positionCentre[5] to centre-left[6]
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colours  Purple
Website
voltuk.eu

Volt UK (officially: Volt United Kingdom)[1] is a pro-European[7][8][9][10] political party in the United Kingdom. It is the British branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

History[]

Volt UK was founded in London on 6 January 2020, with Philipp Gnatzy as its first leader.[1]

In the 2021 local elections, one of the party's candidates stood in Warwickshire in Cubbington & Leek Wootton, achieved 2% and did not win a mandate.[11] He campaigned in particular for improvements in the transport sector and public transport, in addition to avoiding damage from Brexit.[12] The party also stood with Rejoin EU in London. The mayoral candidate received 1.1% of the vote.[13] The joint list for the local parliament received 49,389 votes (1.91%) and thus did not win a seat.[14] The party also stood in Scotland in an electoral alliance with Renew Scotland.[15] Volt plans to stand in the next national election.

Ideology and policies[]

The party supports the 5+1 fundamental challenges (1. Smart state, 2. Economic renaissance, 3. Social equality, 4. Global balance, 5. Citizen empowerment, +1 European reform) defined by Volt Europa.[16] In addition to the pan-European policies of Volt, the British branch has some additional policies including electoral reform, rejoining the EU, action to address climate change, and reform of political campaigns.[17]

Volt Scotland[]

Volt Scotland is the Scottish branch of Volt UK. It participated in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election with two candidates standing on Renew Scotland's party list.[18] For the Scottish Parliament elections, Volt endorsed a multiple-choice referendum on the issue of Scottish independence like its Renew counterparts.[19] Renew Scotland contested five regions and no constituencies in the election, receiving 493 votes nationwide.[20][21][22][23][24]

Electoral performance[]

Scottish Parliament[]

Election Political party Constituency Regional Total seats +/– Government
Vote % Seats Vote % Seats
2021 (as part of Renew Scotland)[18] N/A
0 / 73
 493 (Renew Scotland)[20][21][22][23][24] 0.02% (Renew Scotland)[25]
0 / 56
0 / 129
 New N/A

Renew Scotland contested in five regions and no constituencies in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ Boucart, Théo (31 May 2019). "Germany: Faithful Reflection Of European Electoral Tendencies?". The New Federalist. Young European Federalists. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ Forthomme, Claude (28 February 2019). "Volt Europa: An Electric Jolt to Wake Up Europe". Impakter. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ Carey, Declan. "New party starts Britain's campaign to rejoin the European Union". Redaction Politics.
  8. ^ Carey, Declan. "Pro-EU party to stand in Scottish elections offering voters an SNP alternative". Redaction Politics.
  9. ^ Reed, Jonothan. "First political party to commit itself to campaigning for UK to rejoin EU". The New European.
  10. ^ "Manifesto for Britain". Volt UK. Volt United Kingdom.
  11. ^ "Election Results". apps.warwickshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  12. ^ "Volt in Cubbington and Leek Wootton". Volt UK. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  13. ^ "Results 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  14. ^ "London Assembly (London-wide) results | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  15. ^ "Scottish Parliament". Volt UK. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  16. ^ "European policies - Volt Europa".
  17. ^ "Volt UK- Manifesto for Britain".
  18. ^ a b "Twitter Renew Scotland".
  19. ^ "Renew Scotland, Our Proposal for Scotland's Future". Renew Scotland. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  20. ^ a b Glasgow [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  21. ^ a b Lothian [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  22. ^ a b Mid Scotland and Fife [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  23. ^ a b North East Scotland [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  24. ^ a b West of Scotland [region] [sic], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  25. ^ [1]
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